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Rise in poverty rate after five years of decreases

People walking on the street in a residential area in Rotterdam

Smallest mussel harvest in 30 years

First mussel seed harvested in the open sea. These are the first mussel seeds harvested at a test site for mussel farming in the North Sea.

Population forecast: more elderly than young people

The number of elderly people in the Netherlands continues to grow.

Data centres consume 4.6 percent of the Netherlands’ electricity

Health care costs for women higher than for men

Two people working in a hospital

The Netherlands in Numbers 2025, key issues facing our society today

Front cover of the web publication The Netherlands in Numbers 2025 featuring a colourful field of flower bulbs

Companies using AI above all for marketing or sales

Exports up by almost 6 percent in October

Bankruptcies down by 13 percent in November year on year

Gender pay gap in private sector is narrowing

Greenhouse gas emissions virtually unchanged in Q3 2025

Manufacturing output almost 2 percent higher in October year on year